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sad astronaut said:I'm not much of a fan of the song. Let's push aside the issue of whether or not the song is "Christian" or "un-Christian".
It seems awfully convenient for me that Skillet totally changes gears at the instant they release an album to the mainstream audience. If you listen to most mainstream secular hard-rock, many of the songs are out of anger (which is not necessarily a bad thing) usually directed at some family members or anyone else who has hurt them. Now, as soon as Skillet re-releases their 'Collide' album, they add a song about, guess what - John being mad at his dad because of the way he has hurt him, just like every other hard-rock artist out there.
Now, if the song was genuinely inspired, fine, but it seems like Skillet is trying a little too hard to be like everyone else in secular music.
*high five*RaydonRaven said:Unlike certain cross-over "artists", I don't see them writing intentionally ambiguous songs that could just as easily be about a boyfriend as they could about God.
Argyle Park said:"You must spread some Reputation around before giving it to holyrokker again."
Why do I always get this message????????
RaydonRaven said:I'm exhausted right now, so I'll try my best not to tear your head off for blasting Skillet with out any real reason. First off, it's not an angry song, it's a tragic song. If you can't identify with it, that doesn't make it a bad song. Second, if they were really trying to be like every other hard rock band out there, wouldn't they have gone back and completely re-written every song on Collide? Unlike certain cross-over "artists", I don't see them writing intentionally ambiguous songs that could just as easily be about a boyfriend as they could about God.
BlackLamb said:I love that song, and I don't think as highly of Christian music as I do secular, so that's saying something. I don't know if they changed their tone because they tried to reach a non Christian audience, I don't usually listen to them. If they genuinely want to broaden their listening demographic, "I'm hurting" is going to be a lot more successful then "Praise Jesus". Not because Christians should be ashamed or unwilling to declare their love for God, but because that's something EVERYONE understands. And I really respect them for relasing something as bold as that in a mainstream Christian market.
C.S. Lewis said something along the lines of, "We don't need more Christian writers, we need more writers who are Christians." Makes sense, doesn't it? The message of what your'e saying, and being real and honest, is what's more likely to attract people to Christ, not generic praise songs.
*starts goose-stepping* ZIEG HEIL!sad astronaut said:I did give a reason, just not one you agree with. I love the group Skillet and I think their album Collide is great, I was just making an observation about one of their songs. I'm glad you were exhausted, so you didn't tear my head off for having an opinion.
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